Gladioli bulbs not flowering

james-HYumfQs · July 2023

Hi All, I've planted some yellow and red gladiolus earlier this year, some at the school and some at home from the same batch. They've grown, not as tall as the ones at home, but the ones at home have started flowering, nothing at the school. One site gets lots more sun (yellow bed) than the red bed. I guess that could be the reason, but neither ends are flowering get. So must be down to the soil. I have been doing routinely liquid seaweed in all 4 clan beds, not too much to rot the bulbs. I actually checked the bulbs tother day and they were form and fine. Any ideas, maybe just slow to flower? Best James 🙏🏼

punkdoc · July 2023

It is still quite early for Gladioli to be flowering. Mine won't flower until August/September.

Fairygirl · July 2023

Lots of seaweed will tend to promote foliage. They don't need that - the nourishment they need is in the bulb, and that's created in previous years as they die back.
They don't flower until around August here either.

fidgetbones · July 2023

Too early. I have one so far that has a flower spike as a bulge still within the leaves.

james-HYumfQs · July 2023

Thanks all, I planted the bulbs in the spring, so maybe they won't the first year, but the same time and same batch at home have started flowering, not massive amounts, but colour bursting through. Maybe it's still.too early by the sounds of it. Would be nice as the clan colour beds could do with some extra colour.

james-HYumfQs · July 2023

Gladioli bulbs not flowering

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